Blue team is studying and doing research on Fort Independence.
Because we want to prove how the American Troops used this Fort to protect Kings Bridge and stop the British from
In order to understand The Bronx is more significant to American History, because the American troops used it as a way to victory. Using the forts and bridges they fought and beat the British troops out of the Bronx. Fort Indepence one of the strongest Forts used by Washington's troops was fort number 4 which was next to King's Bridge, a place where both american, and british man wanted to retreat to. This fort was used as a way to distract the British while some troops proceded to King's Bridge and they would beat them there and american troops would be safe.
Fort Indepence
Fort Indepence was one of the strongest Fort used by the American troops. Fort Indepence was the fourth one. Which was close to King's Bridge. It was sort of a race between the American troops against the British troops. The British where trying to beat the American troops to a point where they had to give up, and for this the american troops used these forts as a way to be prepared for the attacks and make their way out of the Bronx into Manhattan. As a way to protect their troops anf fight the British when they tried to sneak attack, this was a threat, and so sooner ot later the American troops had to get out from there and retreat. Fort Indepence and retreated towards King'a Bridge.
T/Q/R
Our team
"Blue team roxs socksz'" is studying the Revoluton in the Bronx.
Because we want to prove that the Bronx is significant in the American Revolution.
In order to understand the important places located in the Bronx that where used as paths that led to war victory. Such as KIngs Bridge for instance. King;s Bridge was the most important avenue where many events took place. Both the american and British troops wanted to advance to Kings Bridge. But why it is still our question? Was it because the forts they had?
Hey Blue Team! You might want to take a step back for a minute and ask what aspect of the Revolution in the Bronx are you studying. Is it the importance of the forts? The Revolutionaries' activities? General Howe's strategy? As it stands now, your topic is a bit too big to be covered fully in a short essay. So here's what you should do: STEP ONE: After finishing the timeline, go back and decide which documents were particularly interesting. This is usually a good indication of a good research topic; this will give you your T in the T/Q/R/ Looking at your Q statement above, I get the impression that it too is a bit too broad. To me it sounds more like an "R" (Rationale) statement instead of a question. Here again, try taking a step back. In the Q (Question) phase you are completing the statement, "because we want to prove how/why . . ." If you select the forts as your topic you will want to make some sort of statement about them, such as "beacuse we want to prove why General Washington considered them so important to the revolutionary cause." I don;t know if there is sufficient evidence to prove this statement, so don't use it without further research! Now the R (Rationale) statement can be a revised version of you "because" statement above. Remember to work on the timeline, for without it you will have trouble keeping track of how one event led to another. Keep plowing ahead!! Chuck
what was Hells Gate? and why was it important for the British?
Serle Journal document page #88
Hell Gate was the name used for what is now the East RIver it was a dangerous but easy way for the British to get to the North. Hell Gate connected Queens with the North. While Washington's troops headed to Kings Bridge the British wanted to trap them and get there first so war as going to be over. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/ae/Wpdms_terra_hell_gate.jpgThe bronx in the american revolution
barbara crespo
1781 washington advanced to King's Bridge
1788 indians where ambushed in WOODLAWN
a body of troops camped nea the village of FORHDAM
tony
Where is the North River?
What narrow channel is talked about?
Why where the forts so important?
barbara
"the bronx in the american revolution" by: Lloyd Ultan
Reading these first documents I really did not find any information that would help us find the answer for our question or any details involving the Bronx in the Revolution. I kept on reading and i found information about how the Americans fought, and camped in Forhdam, and Woodlawn
Fordham and Woodlawn are BOTH in the Bronx! Remember, you should start with putting together a timeline for the events from the summer and fall of 1776. What are Washington and the Americans trying to do? What are General Howe and the British trying to do? Why are the British sailing up the East River past Hell Gate? If you take a look at the map I posted, locate the various forts. If you are Washington and his troops trying to escape out of Manhattan, you need to cross over the Harlem River. It's too difficult to wade/swim across, so you need to cross over one of the bridges that span the river. Where are the bridges located? How close are the forts to the bridges? How close are the bridges to the Hudson River? Why are the bridges so important? Keep plowing through the Ultan and Serle material and upload the imformation onto the timeline website. You can find a link to the timeline website at the bottom of the homepage of the Kingspark website.
Keep chipping away at the data, but do not focus exclusively on internet sources. Using the techniques we discussed last Saturday, begin to work your way through the secondary-source material on the "Revolutionary War Forts" documents page. You can find the link to the page in the middle of the homepage.
For Saturday, focus on two things: 1) Eliminating all irrelevant information on this page from the "From There to Here" assignment. Keep only information that is immediately related to your topic. 2) Writing your notes, summary, and description of the secondary-source documents. Here you should include questions or information that might NOT be immediately relevant to your topic. The reason you want to do so is because in these questions or data you might find the beginning of a research string. Think about creating a format for your notes. What's below is not the "correct" model, just one to use to develop your own.
Topic: Fort Independence, Revolution in the Bronx
Main Idea: XXXXXXXXXXXX (You have to figure this out for yourself.)
Important Details:
XXXXXXXXX (page 364)
YYYYYYYYYY (page 365)
ZZZZZZZZZZZ (page 365)
Let me know if you have any questions. Chuck
Didn't know you guys made a page; I've made one by myself :/ You guys might want to fix the block of text.
During the American Revolutionary War, New York was a theater for a series of battles. These battles were called the New York campaign. Leading the British forces was General Howe against the American George Washington.
Washington divided about 20,000 men between Long Island and Manhattan. Meanwhile, the British troops were assembling on Staten Island. Washington ultimately lost due to being outnumbered, with the red coats having around 22,000 men. Fortunately, Washington was able to escape to Kingsbridge with his small army.
This is a good brief summary! Now the task before you is to fill-in the details. Why did Washington divide his troops? Was this a good strategy? Was the army Washington led across the King's Bridge smaller than 20,000 men? Look and identify information from the Ultan book that will help you answer the above questions. You might want to use the above format to organize your information.
Remember to include questions that come to your mind as you read the material.
Chuck
-Jimmy
The Battle of White Plains(hey guys its krystal ~i found the info!~)
Battle: White Plains War: American Revolutionary War Date: 28th October 1776 Place: New York State Combatants: British against the Americans
Battle of White Plains - British troops landing in the Hudson River
British troops landing in the Hudson River Generals: Major General Howe and General George Washington Size of the armies: 13,000 British and German troops against 14,500 Americans, although only around 4,000 on each side were actually engaged. Uniforms, arms and equipment: The British wore red coats and headgear of bearskin caps, leather caps or tricorne hats depending on whether the troops were grenadiers, light infantry or battalion company men. The two regiments of light dragoons serving in America, the 16th and 17th, wore red coats and leather crested helmets. The German infantry wore blue coats and retained the Prussian style grenadier mitre with brass front plate. The Americans dressed as best they could. Increasingly as the war progressed regular infantry regiments of the Continental Army wore blue uniform coats but the militia continued in rough clothing. Both sides were armed with muskets and guns. The Pennsylvania regiments carried long, small calibre, rifled weapons. Winner: The Americans were driven back but were enabled to draw off from the White Plain position and march into New Jersey while the British returned to Manhattan. Generally considered to have been a drawn battle. However the American garrison on Manhattan and in Fort Washington was left to its fate.
Krystal:
You found some interesting details on the outfitting and arming of the various armies. It's also interesting to note how few troops actively engaged in fighting. What you want to do is narrow this information down to data that applies specifically to the fighting in the Bronx and Fort Independence. Do you know where the fort was located?
When you begin to work your way through the secondary documents on the fort and the fighting of the Revolution in the Bronx, remember to use the format I posted at the top of this page.
British Regiments:
The Second Brigade comprising: 5th, 28th, 35th and 49th Regiments of Foot and the 16th Light Dragoons. Rahl’s Regiment of Hessians and further unidentified Hessian Regiments. American Formations: Spencer’s Division (New England), Hazlet’s Delaware Regiment, McDougall’s 1st New York, Ritzema’s 3rd New York, Smallwood’s Maryland Regiment, Webb’s Connecticut Regiment, Brook’s New York militia and Graham’s Massachusetts militia. Account:
At the end of September 1776 Washington’s army occupied the northern tip of Manhattan Island and the ground to the West of the Bronx River north of Kingsbridge. Howe from his positions on the rest of Manhattan determined to outflank the Americans with a landing at Throg’s Neck to the East of the Bronx.
The British landing on 12th October 1776 was held by Pennsylvania, New York and Massachusetts troops, forcing the British to re-embark on their boats and land further up river at Pell’s Point. Meanwhile Washington withdrew his main army north to positions at White Plains on the east bank of the Bronx River, north of Yonkers. On the insistence of Congress a substantial garrison was left at Fort Washington on northern Manhattan Island. Howe and his British and German troops followed Washington via New Rochelle and up the Bronx River.
Do you know these places? Where is Throg's Neck? Pell's Point? Fort Washington? White Plains? New Rochelle? Yonkers? You might want to find a map of the Bronx and Westchester County and locate them.
Battle of White Plains
Washington fortified a position between the Bronx River and the river Crotton. On the far side of the Bronx was an isolated outpost on Chatterton’s Hill held by Colonel Spencer, Colonel McDougall and some 4,000 men including two New England militia regiments under Colonel Rufus Putnam. Do you know where Chatterton's Hill is? What is located there today?
Colonel Rahl with two Hessian regiments advanced on a small hill that lay unoccupied beyond Chatterton’s Hill on the extreme American right while the British 2nd Brigade attacked the Americans on Chatterton’s Hill supported by two further Hessian battalions. This attack pushed the Americans back until the flanking threat from Rahl’s men caused the Americans to withdraw from the hill and retreat across the river to join Washington’s army. The British did not press this attack.
In the meantime Howe had called for reinforcements from Brigadier Lord Percy in Manhattan in order to mount an attack on Washington’s main army which was withdrawing to a position to the rear. For some reason that remains unexplained this attack was not mounted and Washington and his army were left to pull back across the Crotton River. I'm a bit confused! Where is Washington's main army located? Have you identified any information in the Ultan book that sheds some light on this information? Casualties: British casualties were 313 killed and wounded. The Americans lost 300 killed, wounded and captured. The American figures are speculative.
Follow-up: Howe was able to take advantage of Washington’s withdrawal, with much of his army, to take Kingsbridge and capture Fort Washington. This was a considerable blow to the American cause and precipitated the headlong American retreat to the Delaware River. Do you know anything about the "headlong American retreat to the Delaware River"? References:
• History of the British Army by Sir John Fortescue
• The War of the Revolution by Christopher WardHeading west brings us into the hood known as Kingsbridge. It goes from Fordham Rd, with the Manhattan line and Harlem River, to Van Cortland Pk South, with 240th St and Gun Hill Rd, between Irwin Ave, with Ewen/Johnson Aves, and Jerome Ave. This hood is mostly residential. In 1645, it was founded as part of the town of Yonkers after being granted by ew Netherlands Director-General Willem Kieft to Adriaen van der Donck, who changed his name to Colen Donck. In 1693, Frederick Philipse, a lord who was loyal to the king of England, built a bridge across from Marble Hill with a toll and called it the King's Br. In 1759, Jacobus Dyckman and Benjamin Palmer built the Dyckman Br so that farmers wouldn't have to pay a toll. Durring the American Revolution, battles were fought here very frequently causing fires to farms that were around here. In the in 1840's, the Croton Resiviour was created to give drinking water to NYC as well as its surroundings. In 1866, the Jerome Pk Racecourse was built by Leonard Jerome and was the first site of the Belmont Stakes. In 1874, this portion of Yonkers seceded and became part of NYC as the town of Kingsbridge, though it had its own identity prior to this. In 1881, the NY & Puntnam RR was made to allow for transportation to the rest of the Hudson Valley as well as Manhattan. In 1890, the Jerome Pk Reservoir became the new endpoint for the Croton Reservoir, so the one that started in Manhattan became obsolete. In 1917, the canal that seperated Marble Hill from Kingsbridge was filled in physically connected it with The Bronx, though Marble Hill still remained as part of Manhattan despite that. In 1958, the Putnam Branch stopped with passenger service but still had frieght until 1980 after its tracks were removed. Areas such as Kingsbridge Hts and Van Cortland Village have their distinctions from Kingsbridge proper. Lehman College is located here. You can get here by taking the subway to Fordham Rd-Jerome Ave (4), Kingsbridge Rd-Jerome Ave (4), Bedford Pk Blvd-Lehman College (4), 231st St (1), and 236th St (1). Here is what you will find in Kingsbridge.
This is a very rich paragraph that identifies a number of important events and places in the "Kingspark" Historical District. One challenge a historian always faces is to see through the wealth of interesting tidbits and concentrate on specific data that helps you answer a research questions. If you're topic is the American Revolution in the Bronx, which point(s) in the above paragraph are relevant and which are irrelevant?
Do you know if either of the books found below make any reference to the Bronx? You might check Google Books to see if it has excerpts from them.
Redcoats and Rebels - The American Revolution through British Eyes
Blue team is studying and doing research on Fort Independence.
Because we want to prove how the American Troops used this Fort to protect Kings Bridge and stop the British from
In order to understand The Bronx is more significant to American History, because the American troops used it as a way to victory. Using the forts and bridges they fought and beat the British troops out of the Bronx. Fort Indepence one of the strongest Forts used by Washington's troops was fort number 4 which was next to King's Bridge, a place where both american, and british man wanted to retreat to. This fort was used as a way to distract the British while some troops proceded to King's Bridge and they would beat them there and american troops would be safe.
Fort Indepence
Fort Indepence was one of the strongest Fort used by the American troops. Fort Indepence was the fourth one. Which was close to King's Bridge. It was sort of a race between the American troops against the British troops. The British where trying to beat the American troops to a point where they had to give up, and for this the american troops used these forts as a way to be prepared for the attacks and make their way out of the Bronx into Manhattan. As a way to protect their troops anf fight the British when they tried to sneak attack, this was a threat, and so sooner ot later the American troops had to get out from there and retreat. Fort Indepence and retreated towards King'a Bridge.
T/Q/R
Our team
"Blue team roxs socksz'" is studying the Revoluton in the Bronx.
Because we want to prove that the Bronx is significant in the American Revolution.
In order to understand the important places located in the Bronx that where used as paths that led to war victory. Such as KIngs Bridge for instance. King;s Bridge was the most important avenue where many events took place. Both the american and British troops wanted to advance to Kings Bridge. But why it is still our question? Was it because the forts they had?
Hey Blue Team! You might want to take a step back for a minute and ask what aspect of the Revolution in the Bronx are you studying. Is it the importance of the forts? The Revolutionaries' activities? General Howe's strategy? As it stands now, your topic is a bit too big to be covered fully in a short essay. So here's what you should do: STEP ONE: After finishing the timeline, go back and decide which documents were particularly interesting. This is usually a good indication of a good research topic; this will give you your T in the T/Q/R/ Looking at your Q statement above, I get the impression that it too is a bit too broad. To me it sounds more like an "R" (Rationale) statement instead of a question. Here again, try taking a step back. In the Q (Question) phase you are completing the statement, "because we want to prove how/why . . ." If you select the forts as your topic you will want to make some sort of statement about them, such as "beacuse we want to prove why General Washington considered them so important to the revolutionary cause." I don;t know if there is sufficient evidence to prove this statement, so don't use it without further research! Now the R (Rationale) statement can be a revised version of you "because" statement above. Remember to work on the timeline, for without it you will have trouble keeping track of how one event led to another. Keep plowing ahead!! Chuck
what was Hells Gate? and why was it important for the British?
Serle Journal document page #88
Hell Gate was the name used for what is now the East RIver it was a dangerous but easy way for the British to get to the North. Hell Gate connected Queens with the North. While Washington's troops headed to Kings Bridge the British wanted to trap them and get there first so war as going to be over.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/ae/Wpdms_terra_hell_gate.jpgThe bronx in the american revolution
barbara crespo
1781 washington advanced to King's Bridge
1788 indians where ambushed in WOODLAWN
a body of troops camped nea the village of FORHDAM
tony
Where is the North River?
What narrow channel is talked about?
Why where the forts so important?
barbara
"the bronx in the american revolution" by: Lloyd Ultan
Reading these first documents I really did not find any information that would help us find the answer for our question or any details involving the Bronx in the Revolution. I kept on reading and i found information about how the Americans fought, and camped in Forhdam, and Woodlawn
Fordham and Woodlawn are BOTH in the Bronx! Remember, you should start with putting together a timeline for the events from the summer and fall of 1776. What are Washington and the Americans trying to do? What are General Howe and the British trying to do? Why are the British sailing up the East River past Hell Gate? If you take a look at the map I posted, locate the various forts. If you are Washington and his troops trying to escape out of Manhattan, you need to cross over the Harlem River. It's too difficult to wade/swim across, so you need to cross over one of the bridges that span the river. Where are the bridges located? How close are the forts to the bridges? How close are the bridges to the Hudson River? Why are the bridges so important? Keep plowing through the Ultan and Serle material and upload the imformation onto the timeline website. You can find a link to the timeline website at the bottom of the homepage of the Kingspark website.
Keep chipping away at the data, but do not focus exclusively on internet sources. Using the techniques we discussed last Saturday, begin to work your way through the secondary-source material on the "Revolutionary War Forts" documents page. You can find the link to the page in the middle of the homepage.
For Saturday, focus on two things: 1) Eliminating all irrelevant information on this page from the "From There to Here" assignment. Keep only information that is immediately related to your topic. 2) Writing your notes, summary, and description of the secondary-source documents. Here you should include questions or information that might NOT be immediately relevant to your topic. The reason you want to do so is because in these questions or data you might find the beginning of a research string. Think about creating a format for your notes. What's below is not the "correct" model, just one to use to develop your own.
Topic: Fort Independence, Revolution in the Bronx
Main Idea: XXXXXXXXXXXX (You have to figure this out for yourself.)
Important Details:
Let me know if you have any questions. Chuck
Didn't know you guys made a page; I've made one by myself :/ You guys might want to fix the block of text.
https://bronx-institute-saturday-academy.wikispaces.com/page/diff/NYC+in+American+Revolution+%28Blue%29/17624047
During the American Revolutionary War, New York was a theater for a series of battles. These battles were called the New York campaign. Leading the British forces was General Howe against the American George Washington.
Washington divided about 20,000 men between Long Island and Manhattan. Meanwhile, the British troops were assembling on Staten Island. Washington ultimately lost due to being outnumbered, with the red coats having around 22,000 men. Fortunately, Washington was able to escape to Kingsbridge with his small army.
This is a good brief summary! Now the task before you is to fill-in the details. Why did Washington divide his troops? Was this a good strategy? Was the army Washington led across the King's Bridge smaller than 20,000 men? Look and identify information from the Ultan book that will help you answer the above questions. You might want to use the above format to organize your information.
Remember to include questions that come to your mind as you read the material.
Chuck
-Jimmy
The Battle of White Plains(hey guys its krystal ~i found the info!~)
Battle: White PlainsWar: American Revolutionary War
Date: 28th October 1776
Place: New York State
Combatants: British against the Americans
British troops landing in the Hudson River
Generals: Major General Howe and General George Washington
Size of the armies: 13,000 British and German troops against 14,500 Americans, although only around 4,000 on each side were actually engaged.
Uniforms, arms and equipment: The British wore red coats and headgear of bearskin caps, leather caps or tricorne hats depending on whether the troops were grenadiers, light infantry or battalion company men. The two regiments of light dragoons serving in America, the 16th and 17th, wore red coats and leather crested helmets. The German infantry wore blue coats and retained the Prussian style grenadier mitre with brass front plate. The Americans dressed as best they could. Increasingly as the war progressed regular infantry regiments of the Continental Army wore blue uniform coats but the militia continued in rough clothing. Both sides were armed with muskets and guns. The Pennsylvania regiments carried long, small calibre, rifled weapons.
Winner: The Americans were driven back but were enabled to draw off from the White Plain position and march into New Jersey while the British returned to Manhattan. Generally considered to have been a drawn battle. However the American garrison on Manhattan and in Fort Washington was left to its fate.
Krystal:
You found some interesting details on the outfitting and arming of the various armies. It's also interesting to note how few troops actively engaged in fighting. What you want to do is narrow this information down to data that applies specifically to the fighting in the Bronx and Fort Independence. Do you know where the fort was located?
When you begin to work your way through the secondary documents on the fort and the fighting of the Revolution in the Bronx, remember to use the format I posted at the top of this page.
Keep digging!
Chuck
Uniforms of the American Revolution - CD buy on-line
The Second Brigade comprising: 5th, 28th, 35th and 49th Regiments of Foot and the 16th Light Dragoons. Rahl’s Regiment of Hessians and further unidentified Hessian Regiments.
American Formations: Spencer’s Division (New England), Hazlet’s Delaware Regiment, McDougall’s 1st New York, Ritzema’s 3rd New York, Smallwood’s Maryland Regiment, Webb’s Connecticut Regiment, Brook’s New York militia and Graham’s Massachusetts militia.
Account:
At the end of September 1776 Washington’s army occupied the northern tip of Manhattan Island and the ground to the West of the Bronx River north of Kingsbridge. Howe from his positions on the rest of Manhattan determined to outflank the Americans with a landing at Throg’s Neck to the East of the Bronx.
The British landing on 12th October 1776 was held by Pennsylvania, New York and Massachusetts troops, forcing the British to re-embark on their boats and land further up river at Pell’s Point. Meanwhile Washington withdrew his main army north to positions at White Plains on the east bank of the Bronx River, north of Yonkers. On the insistence of Congress a substantial garrison was left at Fort Washington on northern Manhattan Island. Howe and his British and German troops followed Washington via New Rochelle and up the Bronx River.
Do you know these places? Where is Throg's Neck? Pell's Point? Fort Washington? White Plains? New Rochelle? Yonkers? You might want to find a map of the Bronx and Westchester County and locate them.
Battle of White Plains
Washington fortified a position between the Bronx River and the river Crotton. On the far side of the Bronx was an isolated outpost on Chatterton’s Hill held by Colonel Spencer, Colonel McDougall and some 4,000 men including two New England militia regiments under Colonel Rufus Putnam. Do you know where Chatterton's Hill is? What is located there today?
Colonel Rahl with two Hessian regiments advanced on a small hill that lay unoccupied beyond Chatterton’s Hill on the extreme American right while the British 2nd Brigade attacked the Americans on Chatterton’s Hill supported by two further Hessian battalions. This attack pushed the Americans back until the flanking threat from Rahl’s men caused the Americans to withdraw from the hill and retreat across the river to join Washington’s army. The British did not press this attack.
In the meantime Howe had called for reinforcements from Brigadier Lord Percy in Manhattan in order to mount an attack on Washington’s main army which was withdrawing to a position to the rear. For some reason that remains unexplained this attack was not mounted and Washington and his army were left to pull back across the Crotton River. I'm a bit confused! Where is Washington's main army located? Have you identified any information in the Ultan book that sheds some light on this information?
Casualties: British casualties were 313 killed and wounded. The Americans lost 300 killed, wounded and captured. The American figures are speculative.
Follow-up: Howe was able to take advantage of Washington’s withdrawal, with much of his army, to take Kingsbridge and capture Fort Washington. This was a considerable blow to the American cause and precipitated the headlong American retreat to the Delaware River. Do you know anything about the "headlong American retreat to the Delaware River"?
References:
• History of the British Army by Sir John Fortescue
• The War of the Revolution by Christopher WardHeading west brings us into the hood known as Kingsbridge. It goes from Fordham Rd, with the Manhattan line and Harlem River, to Van Cortland Pk South, with 240th St and Gun Hill Rd, between Irwin Ave, with Ewen/Johnson Aves, and Jerome Ave. This hood is mostly residential. In 1645, it was founded as part of the town of Yonkers after being granted by ew Netherlands Director-General Willem Kieft to Adriaen van der Donck, who changed his name to Colen Donck. In 1693, Frederick Philipse, a lord who was loyal to the king of England, built a bridge across from Marble Hill with a toll and called it the King's Br. In 1759, Jacobus Dyckman and Benjamin Palmer built the Dyckman Br so that farmers wouldn't have to pay a toll. Durring the American Revolution, battles were fought here very frequently causing fires to farms that were around here. In the in 1840's, the Croton Resiviour was created to give drinking water to NYC as well as its surroundings. In 1866, the Jerome Pk Racecourse was built by Leonard Jerome and was the first site of the Belmont Stakes. In 1874, this portion of Yonkers seceded and became part of NYC as the town of Kingsbridge, though it had its own identity prior to this. In 1881, the NY & Puntnam RR was made to allow for transportation to the rest of the Hudson Valley as well as Manhattan. In 1890, the Jerome Pk Reservoir became the new endpoint for the Croton Reservoir, so the one that started in Manhattan became obsolete. In 1917, the canal that seperated Marble Hill from Kingsbridge was filled in physically connected it with The Bronx, though Marble Hill still remained as part of Manhattan despite that. In 1958, the Putnam Branch stopped with passenger service but still had frieght until 1980 after its tracks were removed. Areas such as Kingsbridge Hts and Van Cortland Village have their distinctions from Kingsbridge proper. Lehman College is located here. You can get here by taking the subway to Fordham Rd-Jerome Ave (4), Kingsbridge Rd-Jerome Ave (4), Bedford Pk Blvd-Lehman College (4), 231st St (1), and 236th St (1). Here is what you will find in Kingsbridge.
This is a very rich paragraph that identifies a number of important events and places in the "Kingspark" Historical District. One challenge a historian always faces is to see through the wealth of interesting tidbits and concentrate on specific data that helps you answer a research questions. If you're topic is the American Revolution in the Bronx, which point(s) in the above paragraph are relevant and which are irrelevant?
Do you know if either of the books found below make any reference to the Bronx? You might check Google Books to see if it has excerpts from them.